Young v. Certainteed Products Corp.

The plaintiffs in this ease bought roofing from a local dealer. It proved to be affected with latent defects. They sued, not the dealer, from whom they purchased, but the dealer’s vendor, the manufacturer. The court sustained a general demurrer to the petition, and the plaintiff excepted. We construe the petition as *420an action for breach of implied warranty. Counsel for the plaintiff in error contend for a different construction, but, from the language used, we are very clear that none other is possible. In Smith v. Williams, 117 Ga. 782 (45 S. E. 394, 97 Am. St. E. 220), the Supreme Court…